The Ocean Cleanup trash Interceptor was the topic for our Community Services Committee Meeting on February 10, 2022. We heard a presentation which you can view here: Ballona Creek Project Presentation
The Interceptor is designed to collect trash as it flows down river, picking up 100,000 kilos of trash per day. This video explains how it collects trash:
The committee is excited about the Interceptor pilot program which will run for two years in Ballona Creek. The Community Services Committee plans to vote on a motion to support it in March to go before the NCWP Board at the April 2022 Meeting.
Video about its installation in Ballona Creek:
Installation location in Ballona Creek:
WHERE ARE WE NOW? (FEB ’22)
- Depending on the year, 60,000 + Pounds of Plastic Pollution and Trash still makes its way into the ocean from Ballona Creek
- After two years, all the necessary permits are in place to enable the Interceptor pilot to commence from October 1, 2022
- Shipment has been booked for the Interceptor from Malaysia to LA, arriving Q2 2022
- Construction of mooring points in Ballona Creek to start in April 2022
- This pilot has entailed an investment of several hundred thousand dollars by LA County
- This has been matched by considerable investment from The Ocean Cleanup
- Furthermore, if the pilot is successful, The Ocean Cleanup will give the Interceptor Original to Public Works free of charge